John L. Lyon

Partner

education

  • Georgia State University College of Law

    J.D., 2010

  • Georgia Institute of Technology

    B.S. Computer Science, 2005, honors

bar admissions

  • Georgia
  • New York
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)

court admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Court of Appeals of Georgia

John L. Lyon is a partner in Thomas Horstemeyer’s patent prosecution group. John has provided intellectual property solutions for several Fortune 500 companies to develop and implement intellectual property strategies in the US and internationally.

John has counseled his clients procure numerous patents in North America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America. He has also developed domestic and international filing strategies to match their needs and has protected and enforced their intellectual property rights in various jurisdictions. He frequently offers his clients creative strategies and solutions, understanding the bigger picture surrounding their intellectual property portfolio and the underlying technologies protected by individual patents.

John values giving back to the legal community. He is a regular speaker at continuing legal education programs on topics such as open-source software licensing, standard essential patents, and career development. He also mentors new attorneys, both within Thomas Horstemeyer and through his involvement in professional organizations.

Prior to joining Thomas Horstemeyer, John represented clients in federal class action lawsuits and performed post-judgement collections and enforcement. Before beginning his legal career, John worked as a software developer, and in the entertainment industry.

Representative matters

  • Serves as lead patent prosecution counsel to a Fortune 500 FinTech and payment systems corporation.

  • Serves as American patent counsel for a major consumer electronics company.

  • Serves as lead IP counsel for a major healthcare system.

  • Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for a large electronic commerce and cloud computing company.

  • Prepared and prosecuted patent applications for a large cloud computing and virtualization company.

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Articles

  • Oracle v. Google: Getting More (or Less) Than You Licensed

    AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting 2019

  • Cybersecurity: A Threat That’s Here to Stay

    AIPLA Tradesecret Seminar March 2017

  • Deep Webs and Dark Nets

    AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting 2017

  • Secrets and Lies: The Role of Trade Secrets and Espionage in IP Affairs

    AIPLA Mid-Winter Meeting 2016

  • Introduction to Open Source

    AIPLA Spring Meeting 2014

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professional activities

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
  • International Network of Trademark Attorneys (INTA)
  • Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA)
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